Actress Ashley Judd speaks for Tennessee delegation as President Barack Obama is nominated for the Office of the President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ashley Judd spoke to about 1,000 people on the steps of the state capitol in Frankfort on Tuesday as part of the I love mountains rally against mountaintop removal coal mining. Photo by Tom Eblen | Staff Herald-Leader

Ashley Judd spoke to about 1,000 people on the steps of the state capitol in Frankfort on Tuesday as part of the I love mountains rally against mountaintop removal coal mining. Photo by Tom Eblen | Staff Herald-Leader

There's no messing with UK fan Ashley Judd in Missing, a new series in which she plays a former CIA operative looking for her missing son. ABC

Ashley Judd is Nathan's mother, Lorraine, in Dolphin Tale, a kid-friendly story that adults can't help but warm to. Jon Farmer

Actress Ashley Judd and Philip Boyd share a laugh after Judd presented him with a trophy for winning a golf tournament sponsored by some friends. Turns out one of the friends is Keeneland President Nick Nicholson, who asked Judd to make the presentation to Boyd, who is from Hilton Head, SC. The trophy was inscribed SWATH TEAM CHAMPION . At Keeneland racecourse in Lexington, KY on April 23, 2004. Photo by Matt Goins Herald-Leader

Dario Franchitti and his wife Ashley Judd watch the championship game of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff Herald-Leader

Actress Ashley Judd in the semifinal game of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament Saturday, March 31, 2012, in New Orleans. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff Herald-Leader

Ashley Judd cheered on the Cats as #1 Kentucky played Iowa State on Saturday March 17, 2012 in Louisville, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff Herald-Leader

Actress Ashley Judd smiled as she walked off the court after performing the "Y" during a time out at the University of Kentucky vs. University of Alabama basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Photo by David Perry | Staff HERALD-LEADER

Kentucky fan Ashley Judd waved to the crowd during a time out as #2 Kentucky defeated Alabama 77-71 on Saturday January 21, 2012 in Lexington, KY. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff Herald-Leader

Actress Ashley Judd prior to UK's game with UConn in the second game of the men's NCAA Final Four semifinal basketball game Saturday April 2, 2011 in Houston. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Actress Ashley Judd greeted the Wildcat prior to UK's game with UConn in the second game of the men's NCAA Final Four semifinal basketball game Saturday April 2, 2011 in Houston. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Kentucky fan Ashley Judd, watched the replays during a time out as Kentucky played Georgia on Saturday January 29, 2011 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Kentucky fan Ashley Judd posed for a photo with mascot Scratch during Saturday's game. She later talked with UK forward Terrence Jones about acting.

Kentucky fan Ashley Judd, cheered on the Cats as Kentucky played Georgia on Saturday January 29, 2011 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Kentucky fan Ashley Judd, took some photos of the UK huddle, as Kentucky defeated Georgia 66-60 on Saturday January 29, 2011 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

Actress Ashley Judd spoke at the National Press Club in Washington Wednesday. Judd discussed the controversial practice of mountaintop-removal coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky and West Virginia.